After two days of technical and administrative checks, the Xtremeplus Polaris Factory Team crews are impatiently waiting to jump into the desert. This morning, they attended the driver´s briefing given by the Sports Director of the race, Ronan Morgan, at the Yas Marina circuit and this afternoon, they were glad to get into their driving suits and finally take the start… but only for two kilometers of the Super Special that defines the starting order for tomorrow morning.
The short circuit was traced on a slippery track. As always, there is nothing to win in this kind of racing track. Alle Fogliani was 36th in 2’40.42 and Jes Munk 41th in 2’52.24.
Alle et Pietro Fogliani N°348: “I had fun and I think I made a good timing even if I know it’s not that important. The RZR is fun to drive also in the track. I didn’t slide because I was stopped by the holes made by other competitors. My dad was yelling all the time: hit the brakes! Hit the brakes! And I would continue to accelerate,” says while Alle laughing.
Jes Munk / Sebastian Delaunay N°347: “I am finally back to cross country rally,” shouts out Jes Munk at the arrival of the Super Special. “It was so much fun, even if the track was slippery because of the gravel covered by the sand. I tried to find the right path and listen to what Seb was saying… I am impatiently waiting for tomorrow, the first real special stage, the sand and the first dunes!”
Tomorrow, the first special of 290 km will take competitors to the bivouac of Qasr Al Sarab.
